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Freiburg im Breisgau (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Freiburg im Breisgau is situated in the state of Baden-Württemberg on the slopes of the Black Forest where the Dreisam River flows into the Rhein Valley. It was founded by dukes of Zähringen as a free market town in the 12th century. It was ruled by the counts of Urach from 1218, by the Hapsburgs from 1368, then by Baden from 1805. It was badly damaged in World War II, but has been largely restored. It is famous for its beautiful historic architecture, particularly the medieval old town centered around the Gothic Münster, begun in the 13th century and famous for its richly decorated spire and the possession of four pipe organs. Other notable buildings are the 16th-century town hall and the Schwabentor, a large clock tower standing at the old town gate. The 2004 population estimate was 211,900. |
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| Freiburg im Breisgau (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Freiburg im Breisgau (German-P,U,N)
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| Freiburg (C,V,German,U,N)
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| Freibourg (C,O)
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founded and chartered in 1120 |
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university founded in 1457 |
| archiepiscopal see (C) |
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Roman Catholic, since 1827 |
| battlefield (H) |
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battle between Bavarians and French during Thirty Years' War, in August 1644 |
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for outlying Austrian possessions, 1648-1805 |
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